diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 5fd389162f01..ed6537fc5b48 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_SKBUFF_H
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kmemcheck.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ struct sk_buff {
 		};
 	};
 	__u32			priority;
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_begin(flags1);
 	__u8			local_df:1,
 				cloned:1,
 				ip_summed:2,
@@ -356,6 +358,7 @@ struct sk_buff {
 				ipvs_property:1,
 				peeked:1,
 				nf_trace:1;
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_end(flags1);
 	__be16			protocol;
 
 	void			(*destructor)(struct sk_buff *skb);
@@ -375,6 +378,8 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	__u16			tc_verd;	/* traffic control verdict */
 #endif
 #endif
+
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_begin(flags2);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
 	__u8			ndisc_nodetype:2;
 #endif
@@ -382,6 +387,8 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	__u8			do_not_encrypt:1;
 	__u8			requeue:1;
 #endif
+	kmemcheck_bitfield_end(flags2);
+
 	/* 0/13/14 bit hole */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_DMA
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index c2e4fb8f3546..f0c4c6ad774b 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kmemcheck.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ struct sk_buff *__alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	skb->data = data;
 	skb_reset_tail_pointer(skb);
 	skb->end = skb->tail + size;
+	kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(skb, flags1);
+	kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(skb, flags2);
 	/* make sure we initialize shinfo sequentially */
 	shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
 	atomic_set(&shinfo->dataref, 1);
@@ -217,6 +220,8 @@ struct sk_buff *__alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 		struct sk_buff *child = skb + 1;
 		atomic_t *fclone_ref = (atomic_t *) (child + 1);
 
+		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(child, flags1);
+		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(child, flags2);
 		skb->fclone = SKB_FCLONE_ORIG;
 		atomic_set(fclone_ref, 1);
 
@@ -633,6 +638,9 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_clone(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		n = kmem_cache_alloc(skbuff_head_cache, gfp_mask);
 		if (!n)
 			return NULL;
+
+		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(n, flags1);
+		kmemcheck_annotate_bitfield(n, flags2);
 		n->fclone = SKB_FCLONE_UNAVAILABLE;
 	}